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Bob J. Bennett Certified Recycling Systems Manager Director of Recycling Greenbrier County SWA

Bob J. Bennett Certified Recycling Systems Manager Director of Recycling Greenbrier County SWA. The Greenbrier County Solid Waste Authority has operated a recycling program for 20+ years. In that time the program has seen many ups and downs.

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Bob J. Bennett Certified Recycling Systems Manager Director of Recycling Greenbrier County SWA

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  1. Bob J. Bennett Certified Recycling Systems Manager Director of Recycling Greenbrier County SWA

  2. The Greenbrier County Solid Waste Authority has operated a recycling program for 20+ years. In that time the program has seen many ups and downs. We operate a Drop-Off Center, a Buy-Back Center and we pickup items on a very limited basis. We serve Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers and Pocahontas Counties. We border Virginia, so we also receive a few materials from that area. Over the past few years our program has seen substantial growth. In February of 2007 we relocated our program into a larger facility. The old location could no longer handle the amount of materials coming in. The Authority owned an old Coke Cola bottling plant in Ronceverte and moved our operation to that location. That location has a six car garage that we modified into our public drop-off area.

  3. Do it yourself$$$ SAVE $$$

  4. Materials Collected – 2011Greenbrier County Estimated Population – 2011 = 35,800 • Cardboard 629 tons • Newspaper 215 tons • Office Paper 129 tons • Magazines 106 tons • Plastics #1 & #2 80 tons • Aluminum/scrap 193 tons • Electronics 126 tons • Total 1,478 tons

  5. Progress • 2000 = 4 employees processing 715 tons • 2006 = 4 employees processing 1270 tons • 2009 = 4 employees processing 1414 tons • 2011 = 4 employees processing 1475 tons

  6. Where to get HELP? • Other Recyclers • WVDEP – REAP ( Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan ) • WVSWMB • Grants www.greenbrier-swa.com greenbrierrecycle@frontier.com 304-645-4232

  7. Marketing Your Program • Advertise Local Papers Brochures Web Page One-on-One Signs Tours

  8. Marketing Your Program - Cont • Public Relations Those who use your program. Those who do not use your program. Those you want to use your program. • Public • Businesses • Haulers • Medical • Other Recyclers • Facebook

  9. Marketing Your Materials • Quality • Brokers • End Users • Other Recyclers • Local Sales

  10. ThankYou PETE HDPE

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